"If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards."

Cards, Houses

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"If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards."

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"Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards."

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"Identity theft involving these cards is a growing form of white collar crime, facilitating illegal immigration, banking and accounting fraud, tax evasion, and other nefarious activities."

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"You want 21 percent risk free? Pay off your credit cards."

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"That's why I really don't play cards or gamble. Because I'd crack."

Joe Mantegna, American Actor

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"I was part of the draft resistance movement in LA where we did demonstrations at the draft centre and burned our cards and made a lot of trouble on campus."

Cheech Marin, American Comedian

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"Credit card companies pay college students generously to stand outside dining halls, dorms, and academic buildings and encourage their fellow students to apply for credit cards."

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"I used to collect hockey cards. It was like Vegas at my school. You'd go to school with your box of cards, and at recess and lunchtime there were all these games we'd play."

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